Coop.



T. S. ESTEL.

CQOP.

APPLIQATION FIL ED MAY 22 1914.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA FLANOGRVAPH co., WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITE sT TEsrATENT orrron rnnonon SAMUEL ESTEL, or PLATTncENTEn, NEBRASKA.

T0 aZZcuiw-m it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODOR SAMUEL EsTnL, citizen of the United States, residing at Platte Center, in the county of Platte and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements "in CoopsQof whichthe following is a specification.1

My invention relates to improvements inhen coops or cages, and particularly to a coop or cage, :such in its natureas to be suspended, by any suitable means, above the ground.

It is a well known fact that laying hens will in the spring of the year, invariably brood, which brooding can only be stopped by cooping the hen and depriving her of food. *The above method, even though almost universally adopted, often proves inefhcient to prevent continued brooding on the part of the hen.

With the above in view, it is the primary object of the present invention to so construct and support a cage or coop as to provide for a circulation of cool air under the hen while brooding, the result of the cooling action, as has been proven upon test, causing the hen to cease brooding and to again start-laying as before.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in their preferred embodiment in the ac companying drawings, described in the following specification and then more par ticularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cage or coop constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional View illustrating the manner in which the floor of the coop is held in place; and Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the manner in which the roof or top of the coop is so held.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the floor of the cage, said fioor comprising a plurality of uniformly spaced parallel slats or strips,

arranged relatively to a suitable frame 2 as to be inclosed thereby. Adjacent the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 22, 1916 Application filed May 22, 1914; Serial No. 840,304.

respective four corners of the floor (the same tbeing preferably square) is coiled a wlre strand 3, two strands being used, each of which is bent after the fashion of an inverted U to form corner braces'or standards 4:, the connecting portion 5 of each strand serving as a means of support for the roof 6, the opposite longitudinal edges of which are coiled as at 7 about the respective connecting portions of the said strand, the

said connecting'portions extending parallel,

To provide for drainage, the roof 6 is preferably corrugated as shown.

The foursides of the coop are covered witha wire mesh designated 8, one ofthe said sides being so arranged as to swing outwardly or away from one corner ofthe coop to in this manner serve as a door whereby egress and ingress to the coop may be had. Any suitable fastening means-may be provided to hold the door side of the coop closed. 7

The terminals of the respective wire strands are coiled about the longitudinal edges of the frame 2 as indicated at 9, preferably as shown to advantage in Fig. 2.

As a means whereby the cage or coop may be suspended above the ground, I provide two wire strands bent as shown in Fig. 1 to overlap a hook'designated 11, the latter being supported by the limb of a tree or, if desired, from any suitable structure, immaterial in its nature.

By the above formation, it is apparent that the hen when attempting to brood, and

upon entering the coop or cage, will sit upon the floor 1, and, as the said floor is suspended eriod of time so affect the hen, as to nullify the brooding desire, and in the end cause the hen to again commence laylng as before.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted that the construction of the coop is simple in the extreme; that by having the open ,nest sides, the entire interior of the coop is subjected to cooling influence of the air without; and that the troublesome method of discouraging brooding adopted heretofore as above set forth is completely eliminated. an efficient. practical and inexpensive coop or cage being subst tuted there? for,

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most eflicient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A collapsible coop comprising a fioor portion. made up of a plurality of spaced slats to provide for the circulation ofair therethrough, a frame for the sides of the coop consisting of wire strands bent substantially U-shaped, the respective wire strand terminals being coiled about the floor portion adjacent the respective corners of the coop, sides made up of a single strip of Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

wire netting bent to embrace the frame and to leave an entrance and exlt opening there- 1n, a roof comprislng asingle strip of 1mperforate sheet metal having its opposite.

entrance opening and exit opening therein a roof consisting of a single strip of imperforate material having its opposite edges coiled to embrace portions of the Wire frame,

and means to suspend the coop for bodily swinging movement.

In testimony whereof I aifixqmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

THEODOR SAMUEL ESTELI Witnesses:

C. N. MoEnrnn-sn, M. T. MOMAHON.

Washington, D. 0. 

